HAYAT
Amidst the steady sound of flowing water in the darkroom, through the surface ripples in a developing tray, a face emerges. Young, old, tired, inane, smiling, withdrawn or at times; manic. These mugshots provide an inkling into the existence of individuals; posed stoically for public record using the then new emerging medium of photography.
THe process
Handprinted and presented in a period-correct medium; these never before seen images are a testament to early photography and to the human spirit. After eons locked away in a box, we hope their libration and likeness will excite and inspire viewers; just as they did so for us.
The Prints
Faces and eyes say more than words. They appeared posed stoically for their mugshots; composed and frozen in time. Subjects who were put away due to some transgression with the law, now stuck on a glass negative locked away in a box for almost a century.
